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So is there any replacement high beam bulbs other than the HIR? I put some sylvania H9s in the lows, and now my highs are lacking

The only option I can think of is to just upgrade your existing 9005 bulbs in your highs to some Narva or phillips offerings. I'm doing HIR1 in my highs today but also doing the fog light DRL mod also. Not sure how long the HIR1's will last being that they will always be on as DRL's without the mod.

I have read about being able to change the headlights to a H9 bulb with just simply removing a tab in the H9 socket. Some people did it. Others have not because they were worried about their wires or head lights getting to warm. I did a 10min bench mark test without the car running. That way it would show the temps before and after the test.

Thanks for the info, and the temps. It made the upgrade easy, and worry free !!!

Just ordered the PIAA extreme white H9's from Amazon. Kinda Pricey, but if they last a year, I'll be happy. I'm sure they will blow the stockers away. I wonder how much better they are than the MUCH cheaper Phillips.

Just ordered the PIAA extreme white H9's from Amazon. Kinda Pricey, but if they last a year, I'll be happy. I'm sure they will blow the stockers away. I wonder how much better they are than the MUCH cheaper Phillips.

Will post back once installed with review/results...

I've cross-referenced the H9 mod on other car forums and the life span average seems to be 18-24 months. YMMV of course.

i'm still to early with mine to even worry about having back ups ready.

I did this mod and i wanted to take a look at my bulbs so i pulled out the bulb and i had a connector piece stuck in the bulb end, Green piece that is now in the bulb housing when it was in the connector housing before, I just shoved it back into the socket and it works right but when this bulb dies I am unsure what to do after that, Do they sell more of these connecting pieces? Will take pics if needed

Kind of like this, where the blue part is, Its stuck in my BULB housing, So if i replace bulbs i will be missing this part in the wiring connecter